Grant Reviewer, K-12 Education (Direct Investment in Students)

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company•Greendale, WI

3d•Remote

About The Position

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company is hiring Grant Reviewers on behalf of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) for its Direct Investment in Students grant competition. Reviewers provide independent K-12 education subject matter expertise by reading, scoring, and commenting on competitive grant applications submitted by local education agencies, schools, community-based organizations, and other eligible entities. Reviews are completed remotely in OSSE’s online Enterprise Grants Management System (EGMS), and reviewer scores are used to recommend applications for funding. OSSE selects reviewers from a qualified pool and gives preference to reviewers who have satisfactorily completed reviews for its competitions in previous years. This is a remote, part-time, short-term independent contractor assignment, paid per application reviewed. Reviewers complete work on their own schedule within the specified deadlines. The process includes EGMS training and a virtual, grant-specific orientation webinar, typically a review window of about two weeks after applications are assigned, and a facilitated phone or video discussion if panel scores differ significantly. The approximate completion date is November 6, 2026; final dates are confirmed before orientation. Reviewers are typically assigned two or more applications per competition and are paid $150 for each application successfully reviewed. Payment is made after OSSE verifies completion of the full review process, including training, orientation, timely and rigorous review, and any required facilitated discussion. Dhaka Technologies Limited Company issues payment by direct deposit or check within 30 calendar days of OSSE’s verification. Failure to complete timely, high-quality reviews may affect payment and disqualify a reviewer from future assignments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher.
Past service as a competitive grant reviewer for OSSE.
Professional experience in K-12 education.
Reliable access to a computer, the internet, and a phone.
Availability for the full review process, including EGMS training, the orientation webinar, the complete review window, and a facilitated discussion if required.
No conflict of interest with any applicant organization in the competition, confirmed through a signed Conflict of Interest Form.
No unsatisfactory performance evaluation from past grant review work for OSSE or any other grant-making organization.

Nice To Haves

Satisfactory reviewer performance in OSSE’s previous grant competitions.
Experience applying scoring rubrics and writing evidence-based reviewer comments.

Responsibilities

Complete OSSE’s EGMS training and attend the virtual, grant-specific orientation webinar before reviewing applications.
Independently read and conduct a detailed review of each assigned application as one of three reviewers on an EGMS review panel.
Apply K-12 education expertise to assess the quality, feasibility, and expected student impact of each proposed activity.
Complete a fully scored rubric for every section of each application, applying scoring criteria consistently and objectively.
Write clear, constructive comments identifying strengths and weaknesses that support and align with assigned scores.
Base scores and comments only on the content of each applicant’s submission in EGMS.
Submit all scores and comments in EGMS by the review deadline, usually two weeks after receiving applications.
Participate in a facilitated panel discussion by phone or video conference when scores differ significantly, and submit a final rubric with any updated scores and comments.
Disclose conflicts of interest with applicant organizations and refrain from reviewing applications where a conflict exists.
Direct EGMS technical questions to the EGMS manual, the resources at grants.osse.dc.gov, or the EGMS call center, and direct grant or scoring questions to OSSE grant program staff.